Transfer portal · 2026
Arizona Wildcats
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+18
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Arizona added 18 transfers projected into the two-deep (7 as starters) against 20 departures whose next roles aren’t tracked here. Every number on this page is counted, not modelled — no composite portal grade is published because no defensible one exists yet.
28
Arrivals
+8
20
Departures
0.86
Avg rating in
+0.01
0.85
Avg rating out
18
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
15 of 28
’25 production in
—
10 of 20
’25 production out
How the roster changed
48 moves · 13 rooms touchediOffense+1 net players
Upgraded+1 player
TE
+3 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Cole Rusk in from Illinois drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
RB
+1 in · −0 out
InOut
No departures
Antwan Roberts in from Marshall drives the room.
Replaced—
WR
+3 in · −3 out
InOut
?
Rodney Gallagher III in from West Virginia drives the room.
Replaced—
OL
+3 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Zach Henning in from Washington drives the room.
Unresolved-1 player
QB
+0 in · −1 out
InOut
No arrivals
Braedyn Locke out to Tarleton State drives the room.
Defense+6 net players
Replaced+3 players
CB
+5 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
C
Lee Molette III in from UConn drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
S
+4 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Daylen Austin in from Oregon drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
LB
+2 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Everett Roussaw Jr. in from Memphis drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
DL
+4 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
C
H
C
G
Chancellor Owens out to Texas State drives the room.
Replaced—
EDGE
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
Eduwa Okundaye out to Washington State drives the room.
Specialists+1 net players
Replaced+1 player
P
+1 in · −0 out
InOut
No departures
Carter Schwartz in from Louisville drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
LS
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Drew Nicolson in from Arkansas State drives the room.
Unresolved-1 player
K
+0 in · −1 out
InOutNo arrivals
Tyler Prasuhn out to San Diego State drives the room.
ArrivalDepartureHeavy ring · proj starter inThin ring · rotation inDotted · depth role or no ’25 recordMarker size = ’25 production percentile (smallest = none recorded)
Did Arizona replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced5 chains
TE
Starting slot
Out · to UNLV
Keyan Burnett
rating 0.86 · 17th pctl ’25 production · 2 rec · 11 yds
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Illinois
Cole Rusk
rating 0.91 · 79th pctl ’25 production · 19 rec · 217 yds · 1 TD · te1 starter
Jan 6
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to South Florida
Michael Wooten
rating 0.85
Replaced
Low confidence
In · from Washington
Zach Henning
rating 0.85 · c1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Texas State
Chancellor Owens
rating 0.85 · 20th pctl ’25 production · 2 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sk
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Cerritos College
C
Leroy Palu
no ’25 production record · nt1 starter
—
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to Sam Houston
Stacy Bey
rating 0.85
Replaced
Low confidence
In · from Georgetown
Cooper Blomstrom
rating 0.85 · wlb21 starter
Jan 6
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to California
Marquis Groves-Killebrew
rating 0.86 · 40th pctl ’25 production · 7 tkl · 0.5 TFL
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Charlotte
Dwight Bootle
rating 0.85 · 75th pctl ’25 production · 38 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 1 PD · rcb21 starter
Jan 11
▾ Detail
Partially replaced3 chains
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to Miami (OH)
Devin Hyatt
rating 0.85 · 12th pctl ’25 production · 1 rec · 10 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from West Virginia
Rodney Gallagher III
rating 0.85 · 70th pctl ’25 production · 28 rec · 243 yds · sl2 rotation
Jan 10
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Montana
Devin Dunn
45th pctl ’25 production · 9 tkl · 1 PD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Nebraska
Malcolm Hartzog
rating 0.86 · 29th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl · 1 INT · 1 PD · ss1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to Auburn
Jack Luttrell
rating 0.85 · 25th pctl ’25 production · 3 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Oregon
Daylen Austin
rating 0.89 · 54th pctl ’25 production · 10 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 INT · ss2 rotation
Jan 16
▾ Detail
Not replaced4 chains
QB
Production lost
Out · to Tarleton State
Braedyn Locke
rating 0.85 · 20th pctl ’25 production · 5/15 · 68 pass yds · 0 TD · 1 INT
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Jan 13
▾ Detail
WR
Production lost
Out · to unannounced
?
Jeremiah Patterson
9th pctl ’25 production · 8 PR · 9.8 yd avg
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 2 depth arrivals in room
Jan 2
▾ Detail
EDGE
Production lost
Out · to Washington State
Eduwa Okundaye
rating 0.86 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 0 tkl · 1 PD
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
1 depth arrival in room
Jan 8
▾ Detail
K
Production lost
Out · to San Diego State
Tyler Prasuhn
0/1 FG · 0 pts
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Jan 16
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 production record
High-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depth0th pctl25th pctl50th pctl75th pctl
’25 production · national position percentile
12 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Arizona depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 56 slotsQuarterback0%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)50%
5
3
2
Offensive line50%
5
2
3
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)29%
10
4
Secondary (CB/S)80%
2
1
7
Specialists40%
6
1
3
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
46%
Projected two-deep from transfers
26 of 56 two-deep slots
12 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
7 from the 2026 cycle, 5 held over
13th
Big 12 percentile · transfer share
14th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 16 Big 12 teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Alexander Doost
OL · from Northwestern · 2024 cycle · RG1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Kedrick Reescano
RB · from Ole Miss · 2024 cycle · RB1 starter
68th pctl
’25 production · Arizona
Jay'Vion Cole
CB · from Texas · 2025 cycle · RCB1 starter
77th pctl
’25 production · Arizona
Tristan Bounds
OL · from Michigan · 2025 cycle · RT1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Tre Spivey
WR · from Kansas State · 2025 cycle · X1 starter
74th pctl
’25 production · Arizona
Quincy Craig
RB · from Portland State · 2025 cycle · RB2 rotation
71st pctl
’25 production · Arizona
Where Arizona’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 28 arrivals20 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 28
Non-FBS
9 players
Big Ten
6 players
Sun Belt
3 players
Mountain West
2 players
Pac-12
2 players
American Athletic
2 players
+
Other
4 players
Departed to · 20
Pac-12
5 players
Non-FBS
3 players
+
Unannounced
2 players
Conference USA
2 players
Big 12
2 players
American Athletic
1 player
+
Other
5 players
9arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
18arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (9 of 28 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
2departures stayed inside the Big 12.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out6 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
48 of 48 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
CR
Winter window · 4★
DA
Winter window · 3★
CC
Winter window · 3★
AR
Winter window · 3★
DJ
Winter window · 3★
TB
Winter window · 3★
MH
Winter window · 3★
MT
Winter window · 3★
LM
Winter window · 3★
CB
Winter window · 3★
SK
Winter window · 3★
AB
Winter window · 3★
ER
Winter window · 3★
ZH
Winter window · 3★
RG
Winter window · 3★
DB
Winter window · 3★
JR
Winter window · 3★
SEP 10
3:00 PM
RB
ROLE
Added to the two-deep
SEP 10
3:00 PM
LDE
ROLE
Added to the two-deep
SEP 10
3:00 PM
MLB
ROLE
Added to the two-deep
SEP 10
3:00 PM
FS
ROLE
Added to the two-deep